The Orthodox Methods of Divination

Eighteen Questions and Answers with Worked Divination Examples

十八問答附占驗

Question 1: Three Transmissions Used Simultaneously

第一問:三傳竝用

Question 1: When One Moving Line Generates and Another Overcomes

第一問

問:一爻動來生、一爻動來剋,當以何斷?答曰:凡占卦中有一爻動來生用神,又有一爻動來剋用神,當看何者有氣。有氣者勝,無氣者敗。

Question: When one moving line generates the Useful Spirit while another moving line overcomes it, how should one judge? Answer: In any divination where one moving line generates and another overcomes the Useful Spirit, examine which line has vitality. The one with vitality prevails; the one without vitality fails.

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